Earl Thomas “Tommy” Colvin

Posted by on Oct 13, 2015

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Earl Thomas “Tommy” Colvin, of Campbellsville, son of the late Dennis Marvin Colvin and Mildred Bright Colvin, was born in Taylor County, Kentucky, October 24, 1953. He died at 3:59 A.M., Monday, October 12, 2015 in Campbellsville. Age: 61
He professed faith in Christ and was of the Baptist faith.
He was a current employee of Alutrim in Lebanon and a former employee of Cox Interior in Campbellsville and a farmer.
He was an avid UK and Nascar fan and a fisherman.
He united in marriage to Ruby Mattingly August 22, 1980.
Besides his wife, Ruby Mattingly Colvin of Campbellsville, he is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Utah Canada of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
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VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 A.M., Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Dr. Dwayne Howell
BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPTHAY MAY BE DONATIONS TO GIDEON BIBLES AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME

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Dr. Ralph A. Tesseneer, Jr.

Posted by on Oct 12, 2015

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Dr. Ralph Athen Tesseneer, Jr. of Campbellsville, KY, son of the late Ralph Athen Tesseneer, Sr. and Susan Geneva Kirkland Tesseneer, was born in Russellville, AL, on April 23, 1924. He died at 5 a.m., on Sunday, October 11, 2015, at his home at the age of 91.
Dr. Tesseneer spent his high school and early college years in Murray, KY. During World War II, he served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater. On May 5, 1946, he married Laura Mae Fisher of Earlington, KY and together they raised three children. Their lives together were spent in the areas of higher education and community involvement.
Dr. Tesseneer earned a B.A. in Psychology from Tufts College, an M.A. in Educational Administration and Psychology from Peabody College, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Louisiana State University. Dr. Tesseneer was a psychology professor at Western Kentucky State College, McNeese State College, Murray State University (where he was also Dean of the Graduate School), Northern Kentucky University (where he was also Vice-President, Interim President and President of the Foundation) University of Durham in Durham, England (as a visiting professor), and Campbellsville University (where he was also Vice President for Development).
Ralph Tesseneer was the recipient of multiple academic and community awards and recognitions. He was a life-long Baptist and served as a deacon, and in other leadership positions, in several churches. He was a devoted Rotarian and the president of several Rotary clubs. He was a Rotary District Governor in Kentucky. Dr. Tesseneer was a counseling psychologist in mental health clinics in communities where he lived; he was also a frequent public speaker and an educational consultant. He was visionary in his thinking and warm and caring in his interactions with everyone he met.
Ralph Tesseneer is survived by daughter, Susan Tesseneer Walters and husband, Joe, of Campbellsville, KY, son, Ralph Athen Tesseneer, III, M.D. and wife, Beverly, of Spartanburg, SC, Herbert Hoffman Tesseneer and wife, Gale, of Florence, KY; three grandchildren: John Athen Tesseneer of Spartanburg, SC, Neely Tesseneer Benton and husband, Brad, of Moorhead, MN, and Davaajargal Dorjsuren of Ulan Bator, Mongolia and Campbellsville, KY; two great grandsons: Thomas Athen Benton and John William Benton. He is also survived by two sisters: Myra Jean Tesseneer Cooper and husband John, of Texarkana, TX, and Susan Tesseneer-Pope and husband Ken, of Campbellsville, KY. He was preceded in death by a brother: Gerald Ware Tesseneer, and a grandson, Ralph Joseph Walters.
VISITATION: 5:00 -8:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 13, 2015, Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home

FUNERAL: 1:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home with burial in Brookside Cemetery

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts be made to: The Ralph and Laura Tesseneer Scholarship Fund at Campbellsville University, Gideon’s International, or Hosparus of Central Kentucky. Memorial gifts can be sent to Parrott-Ramsey Funeral Home for distribution: 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY 42718.

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Beulah Arnold, age 101

Posted by on Oct 12, 2015

Beulah Arnold, 101, of Campbellsville died Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Campbellsville.

A member of the Brethren in Christ Church, she served as a missionary in India for several years as a registered nurse.  Later she worked at Metzmeier Nursing Home and for the Taylor County School System.

Beulah was born on June 11, 1914 to the late Oscar and Ora Mae Corbin Arnold at Knifley, Kentucky.  One of twelve children, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Stanley Arnold, Andrew Arnold, Robert Arnold, David Arnold and Charlie Arnold and a sister, Edna Yarberry.

She is survived by a brother Edwin Arnold of Columbia and four sisters, Lorena Christie of Chattanooga, TN, Nina Schmucker, of Marengo, IN, Yneth Broughton of Ashland, KY and Justine Knifley of Campbellsville.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 14th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home with burial at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.

The family requests visitation from 4 to 9 pm Tuesday, October 13th at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

Contributions in her memory are suggested for Gideon Bibles and can be made at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.

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